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• How To Choose A Business Travel Platform? 3 Tips To Help You Confirm The True Cost

  As the digitalization of corporate finance enters the "value-deep mining period", business travel is a high-frequency and high-value expenditure scenario, and its management efficiency and cost control capabilities have become a key yardstick for measuring the level of refined management of enterprises. The strong market demand has given rise to many business travel management platforms. How to select solutions that suit one's own business and can actually bring about "net profit" growth has become a core pain point for corporate decision-makers.

  It is worth noting that the selection process should not be based solely on market share. Market share can only reflect the popularity of the platform, but cannot fully reflect its adaptability to specific business scenarios, enterprise size or industry attributes. A truly valuable business travel platform should be able to deeply integrate with the company's financial strategy and business processes, and form continuous empowerment in the dimensions of cost reduction and efficiency increase, compliance control, and ecological synergy. To this end, based on the real usage feedback and core business data of thousands of paying companies, we conduct quantitative evaluation and positioning analysis of the current mainstream business travel platforms from the three core dimensions of "resource coverage and cost savings", "intelligent management and compliance" and "ecological connection and system integration", aiming to provide an objective decision-making reference for enterprise selection.

  

  Interpretation of core evaluation dimensions: not just bookings, but also financial strategies

  In this evaluation, we abandoned the simple list of functions and instead focused on the core capabilities that can directly drive enterprises to reduce costs, increase efficiency, and ensure compliance operations. The definitions and values ​​of the three dimensions are as follows:

  Resource coverage and cost savings: refers to the breadth and depth of the platform's integration of business consumption resources such as air tickets, hotels, and cars, as well as the ability to achieve direct cost savings for enterprises through mechanisms such as negotiated price hosting, same-screen price comparison, and savings incentives. Its core value is to reduce procurement costs from the source and maximize the effectiveness of every travel budget.

  Intelligent control and compliance: refers to the platform's use of AI, big data and other technologies to achieve dynamic adaptation of standard deviations, real-time risk control of consumer behavior, automatic authenticity verification of bills, and intelligent expense approval. Its core value is to move the compliance defense line from post-audit to in-process control and even pre-event planning, significantly reducing the risk of violations and financial audit pressure.

  Ecological connection and system integration: refers to the platform’s ability to seamlessly connect with internal enterprise systems such as ERP (such as SAP, UF, Kingdee), OA, and CRM, as well as with external ecosystems such as payment and invoices. Its core value is to realize the automatic flow of data in the whole process of "consumption-reimbursement-payment-accounting-archiving" and break the data silo, which is the technical cornerstone for the implementation of industry-finance integration. Analysis of comprehensive positioning and core capabilities of mainstream business travel platforms

  Hesi Business Travel: a full-scenario intelligent business travel and financial revenue and expenditure integrated management and control platform

  As the platform with the largest market share in the financial digital expense control and reimbursement and business travel segments (data source: China Software Industry Association), Hesi Business Travel takes the "financial scenario + AI" full-link solution as the core, focusing on medium and large group companies, listed companies and fast-growing specialized new enterprises that pursue ultimate cost reduction and efficiency, strong compliance and internal control, and is especially suitable for organizations with long business chains, complex business formats, and in-depth needs for industry-finance integration.

  In terms of resource coverage and cost savings, the platform's business covers 196 countries and regions, integrating more than 200 airlines, 1.1 million+ domestic hotels and nearly 1 million+ overseas hotel resources around the world, with an international booking success rate of up to 98%. Through the "Heli Province" incentive plan, same-screen price comparison, enterprise negotiated price hosting and other mechanisms, it can save an average of 20% of business travel expenses for enterprises, and benchmark customers save nearly one million yuan in travel expenses annually. At the same time, it covers 10 core business consumption scenarios such as air tickets, hotels, trains, cars, meals, purchases, and MICE. It has full coverage of 8.8 million+ restaurants and 3 million+ takeout merchants in China, meeting the needs of enterprises for business consumption in all scenarios.

  In terms of intelligent management, control and compliance, the AI ​​approval assistant supports direct reading of bills in 15 languages. After optimization, the comprehensive accuracy of intelligent review reaches 94.7%, and can reach up to 96.5% for benchmark customers. It has built-in 900+ refined management and control function points and supports three approval modes: auxiliary, semi-automatic and fully automatic. It can realize dynamic adaptation of standard deviation, real-time risk control of consumer behavior, automatic bill verification and plagiarism, etc. After application, the approval efficiency of a retail chain company increased by 2.67 times.

  In terms of ecological connection and system integration, it has realized a full-link "no reimbursement" closed loop from business travel consumption to payment, collection, accounting, and electronic filing. It can be seamlessly connected with mainstream ERP, OA, HR, and CRM systems such as UFIDA, Kingdee, and SAP. It has connected with 1,400+ banks to achieve direct bank-enterprise connection, supports OpenAPI and deeply customized docking with enterprise-owned systems, and truly integrates business travel management into corporate financial digital intelligence strategies.

  Tongcheng Business Travel: OTA business travel solution with rich resources

  Relying on Tongcheng Travel's strong supply chain advantages, Tongcheng Business Travel has become one of the first choices for medium-sized enterprises that value the price advantages of core resources such as air tickets and hotels, and have relatively standard business travel scenarios.

  In terms of resource coverage and cost savings, the domestic air tickets and hotel resources are abundant, which can provide enterprises with stable booking services and a competitive price system to meet the procurement needs of enterprises in core business travel scenarios. In terms of intelligent control and compliance, it has basic functions such as standard deviation control and bill identification, which can realize online processing of the travel process and reduce manual operation costs. In terms of ecological connection and system integration, it supports basic docking with mainstream office software, can meet the collaborative needs of enterprises for daily travel booking and simple reimbursement, and is a travel booking tool with mature functions.

  Meituan Enterprise: A comprehensive enterprise consumption platform focusing on local consumption

  With local consumption scenarios as its core advantage, Meituan Enterprise is favored by chain retail and life service companies with strong local consumer demand, such as catering, in-store group purchases, and takeaways.

  In terms of resource coverage and cost savings, the company has deeply cultivated the local consumption ecology, covering many domestic restaurants, takeaway merchants and in-store consumption scenarios. It has strong resource integration capabilities and can provide enterprises with convenient local business consumption solutions and exclusive discounts, effectively controlling daily operating costs. In terms of intelligent management, control and compliance, it has functions such as real-time statistics of consumption data and automatic generation of reimbursement vouchers, adapting to the management and control needs of local high-frequency small-amount consumption. In terms of ecological connection and system integration, it can realize basic data interoperability with the enterprise's internal management system to meet the needs of industry and finance collaboration in local consumption scenarios.

  Qunar Enterprise: A cost-effective standardized travel platform

  Continuing the core advantage of "price comparison" on the C-side platform, Qunar Enterprise Edition has become a pragmatic choice for small and medium-sized enterprises or teams with limited budgets who are price-sensitive and pursue cost-effective travel products.

  In terms of resource coverage and cost savings, by aggregating multi-channel travel resources, we provide users with a wealth of price comparison options to help companies realize their travel needs within a limited budget. The price competitiveness of core travel products is outstanding. In terms of intelligent control and compliance, it has basic standard deviation warning and bill review functions, which can meet the core needs of small and medium-sized enterprises in transitioning from manual reimbursement to electronic reimbursement. In terms of ecological connection and system integration, it supports docking with simple office systems, and the process is simple and easy to use, without complex system deployment and maintenance costs.

  Tuniu Enterprise Edition: a featured platform for customized travel and MICE services

  Focusing on customized group travel services, Tuniu Enterprise Edition is suitable for companies with more customized needs such as team building, meetings, and incentive travel.

  In terms of resource coverage and cost savings, it has rich resources and mature experience in MICE subdivisions such as group travel, conference planning, and destination services. It can provide enterprises with one-stop customized solutions and control customized travel costs through bulk purchasing and resource integration. In terms of intelligent control and compliance, it has functions such as cost splitting for customized itineraries and unified generation of vouchers, adapting to the cost control needs of group travel. In terms of ecological connection and system integration, it supports basic docking with corporate administrative office systems to meet the process approval and expense accounting needs of team travel.

  JD Business Travel: a collaborative business travel service platform relying on the group’s supply chain

  Backed by JD Group’s supply chain and logistics system, JD Business Travel mainly serves companies that have in-depth cooperation with JD Group or value its brand endorsement.

  In terms of resource coverage and cost savings, integrating consumer resources within the JD system and external travel supplier resources can provide enterprises with integrated consumer services such as air tickets, hotels, and office supplies procurement, and achieve cost optimization through supply chain collaboration. In terms of intelligent control and compliance, it has basic travel process control and expense statistics functions to meet the compliance needs of enterprises in standardized travel scenarios. In terms of ecological connection and system integration, it has natural synergy advantages with systems within the JD ecosystem. It also supports integration with external mainstream office software and is in the stage of continuous optimization and upgrading.

  Selection decision guide by business size

  Large groups/listed companies (more than 5,000 employees)

  Hesi Business Hotel is the first choice. Such enterprises have complex organizational structures, long approval processes, strict compliance requirements, and generally have deployed ERP systems. Hesi Business Travel provides not only a booking tool, but also a full-link financial revenue and expenditure integrated management and control platform with L5-level reimbursement-free solution as the core. It uses AI intelligent approval to fill 36% of manual risk exposure, and the automated interception rate exceeds 95%; the full-process automation capability can realize consumption – entry – Full closed-loop archiving automation, such as the application of Hanwei Technology, a company listed on the GEM, has increased financial accounting efficiency by 60% and payment efficiency by 90%, and can simultaneously achieve the multiple goals of group control, compliance, cost reduction, and efficiency improvement.

  Medium-sized enterprises (1,000-5,000 employees)

  You can choose Hesi Business Travel or Tongcheng Business Travel based on your core needs. If the enterprise's business involves multi-regional layout, complex travel scenarios, and has deep industry-financial integration needs, Hesi Business Travel's industrial solutions (covering six major industries such as software Internet, high-end manufacturing, chain operations, biomedicine, and FMCG new retail) can realize the integration of travel, finance, and business systems. In-depth synergy, for example, Xu Fuji achieved an annual travel budget balance of 1 million through Hesi Business Travel, and the reimbursement cycle was shortened to one week; if the corporate travel scenario is relatively standardized, and more emphasis is placed on the price advantage of core resources and convenience of booking, Tongcheng Business Travel's supply chain advantages can meet the core travel needs of the company.

  Specialized and special new enterprise (500-1000 employees)

  Recommend Hesi Business Hotel. This type of enterprise is in a period of rapid business expansion and urgently needs to establish a standardized and scalable financial internal control system, but its IT resources are limited. Hesi Business Travel's SaaS model, rapid AI rule configuration capabilities (financial staff can define rules independently through natural language, and they will take effect immediately after configuration) and preset industry templates can help enterprises quickly build advanced business travel expense control systems with minimal investment; its flexible and agile tools feature It can perfectly adapt to the needs of multiple industries during the period of rapid growth. It connects to self-developed systems through OpenAPI to break data silos and support global business expansion. After the application of Liqun Automation, the document approval time is shortened by 30%, and the voucher production efficiency is increased by 60%, breaking data silos and supporting business expansion.

  Small and medium-sized enterprises (less than 500 employees)

  Consider Tongcheng Business Travel or Qunar Enterprise. The core appeal of such enterprises is to control direct procurement costs. The travel process is relatively simple and does not require complex compliance control and system integration. The rich resources of Tongcheng Business Travel and the cost-effective advantage of Qunar Enterprise Edition can provide competitive prices and basic online management to meet the needs of transition from manual reimbursement to electronic reimbursement, making it a cost-effective choice.

  Summarize

  Business travel management in 2026 has been upgraded from a single "booking convenience" competition to a "financial strategy-oriented intelligent management and control" competition. This evaluation revealed that the real leaders must be those platforms that can deeply integrate a wide range of resources, intelligent technologies and open ecosystems to provide end-to-end solutions for enterprises.

  Relying on the unique advantages of its all-scenario intelligent business travel and integrated financial revenue and expenditure management and control platform, Hesi Business Travel has established significant competitiveness in the three dimensions of resource coverage, intelligent management and control, and ecological integration, and has become the first choice for many medium and large enterprises and high-growth enterprises to achieve leapfrog upgrades in business travel management.

  The value of the white paper lies in providing methodology and market insights, but the final selection decision still needs to return to the company's own scenarios. We recommend that decision makers not only focus on market share and feature list, but also conduct in-depth scenario testing (POC) on candidate platforms based on the dimensional framework provided in this article to verify with your own eyes whether it can truly "dig out more net profits" in your business environment.

  45 minutes ago

• Xu Ziqi Went From Being A Daughter-in-law Worth Billions To Being A Housewife, And She Is Busy Running A Business At The Age Of 43

  Fan said: The evolutionary history of hostesses

  In March last year, 97-year-old Lee Shau Kee passed away. Henderson, which he founded, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in the blink of an eye, and his two sons have taken over the business "without dividing up the family".

  But what many people have not noticed is that the busiest person in the Li family today is neither the eldest son Li Jiajie nor the youngest son Li Jiacheng, but Xu Ziqi, who has transformed from "a billionaire daughter-in-law" to "the head mother". The business frequency in the past six months has been higher than in the previous 20 years combined.

  For example, the "Flower Market" art project held first, as one of the 50th anniversary celebrations, was personally prepared by Xu Ziqi. She teamed up with Australian hyper-realistic artist Cj Hendry to create an immersive floral art installation on the Central waterfront, with a very spring-like style.

  In the past few days, she has not only been on various platforms at the scene, but also invited a group of top ladies.

  Gigi Gigi wore a Dior long dress and matched it with Hermès jewelry, while Xu Ziqi wore a CHRISTOPHER ESBER yellow dress, full of spring atmosphere.

  Lin Tianer, Xu Jinheng's nephew-in-law Lin Liying, and Liu Gongjian's wife Wang Mingqi also came. Xu Ziqi's posture of holding the moon in front of the stars was extremely eye-catching. Netizens also bluntly said: "In the matter of C position, Lin Tianer only lost to her."

  Not only that, she also appeared on TVB's exclusive interview program "Speak From the Heart". Under the zero-filter lens, she was in great condition and could not tell that she was 43 years old at all.

  The entire conversation was conducted in fluent English. He no longer just talked about fashion and outfits, but also talked about his charity and artistic undertakings. First of all, he was inspired by his father-in-law Lee Shau Kee, which made people feel that he has grown a lot.

  After marrying into a wealthy family for nearly 20 years, in people's eyes, she has always been labeled as the "daughter-in-law with hundreds of millions of dollars". Especially since she disappeared for a time in 2021, the outside world thought that she would be a low-key wealthy lady who lives in seclusion from now on.

  Unexpectedly, she has now made a magnificent turn, not only supporting the Li family's appearance, but also completing an all-round "evolution" from the inside out at the age of 43.

  Today, the fan will take you to see what qualitative changes have taken place in Xu Ziqi after entering the "post-Lee Shau Kee era"?

  01

  identity evolution

  From "birth KPI" to "the backbone of the Li family"

  After marrying into a wealthy family for nearly 20 years, Xu Ziqi's biggest evolution lies in her identity.

  When she first married into a wealthy family, she was the daughter-in-law worth hundreds of millions. According to Hong Kong media reports, the couple's wedding of the century cost hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars. The ceremony was held at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney. The dinner was held at the State Theater. They also chartered a plane to pick up and drop off the guests. It was full of grandeur.

  Xu Ziqi also worked hard to complete the necessary task of giving birth to a wealthy family. When he first entered the Li family, he said the classic saying, "It takes two years to give birth to two children, and the Li family will flourish!" Moreover, because the first two children were daughters, she was under great mental pressure and searched for secret recipes for having children. Legend has it that she even released 300 gold turtles out of 10,000.

  Fortunately, in the end, Xu Ziqi spent 9 years on the journey of having children, with 2 sons and 2 daughters, to complete the biggest task of a wealthy family, and announced her "belly closure" in 2015. However, she was labeled a "fertility machine" by the Hong Kong media.

  Xu Ziqi, who has completed the task of giving birth to a child, can be said to have a stable position in the family. Not only is she a well-behaved person, she is especially popular with her father-in-law. When Lee Shau Kee said Xu Ziqi's Chinese was poor, she expressed her intention to learn Chinese with her daughter.

  Moreover, Lee Shau Kee and his wife Liu Huijuan had been divorced for nearly 40 years, and his first wife moved away to Canada to settle down and devote herself to Buddhism. And Li Jiajie, the eldest son of Li, is unmarried, and Xu Ziqi is the sole hostess of the family. She is free from the worries of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and the competition of sisters-in-law.

  Therefore, Xu Ziqi has also been a "enjoyable rich lady" for a long time. Either go to a celebrity party or travel around the world.

  However, for top wealthy families, the daughter-in-law only needs to be "decent", while the "mistress" needs to be "powerful".

  Anyone familiar with Henderson knows that the fourth uncle has already arranged the division of labor for his two sons: Li Jiajie is low-key and pragmatic, focusing on the mainland; Li Jiacheng is cheerful and sociable, and is responsible for Hong Kong. After officially retiring in 2019, the two served as co-chairmen at the same time. Hong Kong media called it "division without division."

  But "co-governance" solves business matters, and there is another thing that cannot be seen in financial reports, which is social capital. When the fourth uncle was alive, he himself was Henderson's biggest social business card. He and Zheng Yutong had "worked together" for decades, and he was brother-in-law with Li Ka-shing at the poker table. This kind of top-level connections cannot be automatically inherited with the title of CEO.

  Li Ka-shing is now in charge of the Hong Kong business, but it is not enough for the real estate tycoon to sign contracts in social situations. He also needs "hostess diplomacy". Someone needs to support the Vogue ceremony, someone needs to organize the charity dinner, and someone needs to maintain the circle of celebrities. Only Xu Ziqi can do these things.

  Therefore, Xu Ziqi's "sudden high-frequency business" is essentially Henderson adding soft power to the puzzle in the "post-fourth uncle era". Once you understand this relationship and look at her actions in recent years, you will understand that she is not only "leveraging her career", but also taking over the external appearance of the entire Li family.

  For example, The Henderson, an important asset of the Frequent Platform family, is a landmark designed by Zaha Hadid and has an occupancy rate of 90%.

  The Vogue x GQ ceremony was held there two days ago. Xu Ziqi appeared as the hostess, wearing a leather suspender skirt which was very cool~

  Whether he is giving a speech or sharing the same frame with celebrities, his gestures and gestures all show generosity.

  In September last year, Xu Ziqi appeared on the Hong Kong edition of Vogue, a rare double cover. Xu Ziqi may be credited with bringing the Vogue Gala to The Henderson this time.

  It is said that there are nearly 10 outfits in the entire blockbuster, all of which are covered by DIOR. They are still the same 2025 autumn and winter season looks, and the fashion resources are also very good.

  In addition to fashion, Xu Ziqi is also working hard to develop her identity as a "philanthropist", becoming more and more like the "soul" of the Li family.

  I draw storybooks by myself and cooperate with McDonald’s to promote charity.

  During the Tokyo Olympics, I took photos with athletes in table tennis and other sports, and posted several posts in support of Paralympic athletes. The whole person is much more pragmatic.

  She also hosted a charity dinner as a sponsor of Save the Children Hong Kong, and invited a number of top socialites to attend. They all had a lot of backgrounds, but she firmly held the C position~

  Behind the status of Kuotai, Xu Ziqi also has a high degree of education. I returned to my alma mater, University College London, and accepted the honorary academician title from the school together with my husband. We were able to obtain this title by virtue of funding for neuroscience research.

  Later, he also appeared at an alumni gathering, wearing a warm gray suit with a T-shirt underneath, chatting in front of everyone, and taking the workplace route.

  02

  State evolution

  Say goodbye to the "gaunt mother feeling" and return to the top

  In addition to the change in identity, Xu Ziqi's change in appearance has also triggered heated discussions. Xu Ziqi's early appearance was "walking auspiciousness" stamped by the master, who said that she had "full heaven, round earth pavilion, and profound blessings in her earlobes. She was born with a prosperous husband." Her horoscopes should not be too compatible with the Li family, so she was favored by Lee Shau Kee.

  Therefore, Xu Ziqi is often called the "rich face template" by Hong Kong media and is "destined to marry into a wealthy family." She is also often compared with rich ladies such as Guo Jingjing. The two "rich face templates" have even competed at the same venue↓

  However, after 9 years and 4 babies, her appearance began to become a bit erratic. With large colored contact lenses and heavy makeup, she became very internet-famous and lost some of her previous grandeur.

  In 2021, he entered a low point in his status and completely began a period of recluse. Ins stopped updating and no longer showed up. She once made a low-key appearance and was photographed gaining weight. This caused the outside world to speculate whether she was pregnant with another fifth child, and she was forced to go into business.

  When he showed up again after returning in 23 years, his whole person had changed again. Not only has she lost a lot of weight, but her facial contour has also changed a lot, making it almost unrecognizable.

  Her soft yellow hair was also questioned as an outdated aesthetic. Hong Kong media revealed that she dyed her outdated yellow hair because she wanted to accommodate her husband, making her look very haggard.

  But her recent appearance can be described as "turning back time". The most intuitive change is the collagen on the face. The cheeks become plump again, giving a moisturized "bang bang face".

  When the camera takes a picture of my face, there are no obvious fine lines or signs of aging, which gives people the illusion of a 20-year-old who just debuted.

  The whole person's mental outlook has also become younger. I was once ridiculed as "tired" and "mom-conscious", but now I have directly transformed back into a girl full of energy, with eyes full of light.

  At the Henderson 50th anniversary event two days ago, there was a particularly "alive feeling". Check in happily in front of the dining car like an ordinary girl, holding a drink and drinking it naturally.

  When I am with children, I am more like an intimate big sister. I didn’t know she was 43 years old, so I thought she was a college student coming to do volunteer work~

  03

  Emotional evolution

  Clear up the scandal of ten years and become the "Mother of Hundreds of Billions" with peace of mind

  The relationship between Xu Ziqi and Li Jiacheng has also experienced a roller coaster-like change. Before marriage, Li Jiacheng had a love affair that was widely reported by Hong Kong media. It is said that Lee Zhao-kei intervened because he valued his family status, and the two eventually broke up.

  Not long after, Li Jiacheng disclosed his relationship with Xu Ziqi. Due to the tight timeline, she once suffered from infamy. Later, she responded calmly: "To accept a person, you must accept his past."

  After getting married, Xu Ziqi also showed off her love and affection on Instagram, showed off her baby and showed her warmth, focusing on being in love.

  When asked about the secret to maintaining a marriage, she also said: "My husband is 12 years older than me. There are many differences, but the basic values ​​and important aspects are the same." She also praised that Li Jiacheng knew more than her and would help her solve many problems so that she didn't have to worry.

  But the Hong Kong media obviously had no intention of letting her go, and there were more and more scandals about Li Jiacheng. Not only is there speculation that he was shopping hand in hand with his ex-girlfriend Chen Shuyi Deon, a stewardess.

  In 2016, the two celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary. Rumors began to circulate in Hong Kong and on some gossip forums that a certain "married rich second generation with a net worth of hundreds of billions" had a close relationship with the then popular "young model ancestor" Chrissie Chau.

  Not only was Li Ka-shing lying on the ground, but there were even rumors that Xu Ziqi had a "big fight" because of this. But in fact, Li Ka-shing and Chrissie Chau have never even been photographed in the same frame.

  In the past ten years, the Li family has always chosen to deal with the situation in silence, believing that those who are clean will self-clean. During that period, Xu Ziqi also frequently appeared with her husband in high-profile scenes, trying to break the rumors of marriage. But it was photographed that his face changed drastically and his eyes showed fatigue. It has been frequently rumored that she plans to have five children to consolidate her position.

  It wasn't until June 2025 that Chrissie Chau accepted an interview with a YouTube channel while promoting her new movie, and once again discussed the rumors, triggering a new round of discussion.

  One is to bring out the scandal ten years ago and stir it up, and the other is to coincide with the death of Lee Shau Kee, which directly lit the fuse.

  In February this year, Li Ka-shing officially filed a lawsuit with the Hong Kong High Court against Chrissie Chau, Google LLC and five YouTube channels for defamation and harassment.

  Li Jiacheng declared: "I never know Ms. Chrissie Chau, and I have no intention or intention to know her." It is also alleged that Chrissie Chau has directly or indirectly planned, caused or encouraged these false rumors for ten years.

  The timing of the prosecution is also delicate: Henderson's 50th anniversary, Lee Shau-kee's death has just passed a year ago, and Xu Ziqi is intensively appearing as a "hostess". Choosing to take action at this juncture is not so much to clarify ten years of old news, but to clear the way for a new chapter in the Li family.

  After the incident, although Xu Ziqi did not speak out, the couple got together at the Shanghai Henderson Central Yards event, holding hands and secretly showing affection, which also proved that they have "a harmonious family and a good relationship."

  Xu Ziqi wore an Oscar de la Renta dress that day. The green and rose red floral patterns just echoed the same colors as Li Jiacheng's shirt and tie. It was quite thoughtful.

  She has regained her vitality, continues to explore her career, and even the emotional obstacles that have troubled her for many years have been completely eliminated.

  Hong Kong media once said that she was "destined to be rich and noble", but now it seems that what really turned her from a "daughter-in-law with hundreds of millions" to a "mother-in-law" was not fate but the current situation. A family worth hundreds of billions needed a new face to face the world, and she was just ready.

  What do you think of Xu Ziqi’s changes? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area for discussion.

  2 hours ago

• 53-year-old Wu Yue Looks Like A Young Girl, And Everyone Can Learn To Live A Self-disciplined Life

  Today is Wu Yue’s birthday. I would like to wish Teacher Wu a happy birthday! Furthermore, how did Teacher Wu achieve such beauty and lightness?

  When I saw this set of photos, I was really attracted to it.

  She is 53 years old today, but her condition is nothing like it. She exudes a youthful atmosphere. She wears a white short skirt, a pink shirt, and light yellow bottoms. With her long and toned legs and white shoes, she looks so sunny.

  Of course, dressing is easy, but what makes people unable to take their eyes away is her state, which is the sense of relaxation that comes from the inside out, and the happiness that comes from the heart.

  It is upward vitality, how is it done?

  I think it should be purity, persistence and love.

  As an actor, Wu Yue has been working hard on the acting road for decades. He has played countless classic roles, whether they are positive and uplifting, or unethical and annoying. He acts like anything and is loved and recognized by the industry and the audience for his strength.

  When he is not an actor, Wu Yue keeps a low profile in his life. There are no scandals or hypes. He enjoys quietly at his own pace, hanging out with friends, reading books and watching movies, or traveling to see the world in preparation for his next role.

  I like Wu Yue, her enthusiasm for art, her love for life, her persistence in herself, and her clear-headed and self-consistent attitude towards people, things, and everything.

  Looking back at Wu Yue's journey, maintaining such a good condition is inseparable from her self-disciplined and minimalist life for many years. Almost all of them are details in life. In fact, we can all do it.

  First, stick to a light diet, eat three regular meals, and eat until you are seven-tenths full; second, keep exercising, not dieting, not extreme, take a walk after meals every day, blow the evening breeze of spring, touch the tenderness of spring up close, and you will find that the fatigue of the day has dissipated.

  Third, don’t stay up late, go to bed early and get up early, keep enough sleep, and not feel tired during work and life during the day; fourth, the most important point is to have a good attitude, accept all imperfections, and reconcile with yourself;

  Fifth, read and write more, and have a poetic and bookish spirit in your belly. Wu Yue’s scholarly quality is inseparable from her persistence and love for reading.

  To put it simply, it means taking your life lightly, relaxing your mentality, reducing your desires, not entangled, not internally consumed, and walking at your own pace. Sometimes, it doesn't matter if you go slower, whatever is supposed to come will come.

  Finally, my favorite. Let's conclude with what Mr. Lin Qingxuan said. I hope we can all face life with these "four hearts", "see the world with a pure heart, live life with a joyful heart, create feelings with a normal heart, and remove worries with a soft heart." Let's encourage you!

  4 hours ago

• While Trump Is Calling For Peace And Wants The Nobel Prize, He Wants To Destroy Iran. The United States Is In Chaos.

  Trump said that he brought peace to the world and asked for the Nobel Peace Prize; he also said that he was on track to complete all military goals, and the current goal is to destroy Iran.

  Trump is a performer. In today's all-media era, an actor-president fully performs himself in the media, and at the same time forcefully represents the country of the United States without negotiation, causing the outside world's impression of the current United States to be extremely confusing. It is easy to point out all the mistakes and absurdities in an America that has been so deeply individualized, and to laugh at and criticize it. However, this does not solve the problem.

  The United States has been a normal country for most of its 250-year history. 100 years ago, it represented progress and the future; 80 years ago, it represented a new world order; 30 years ago, it represented de facto unipolarity; it has played different positive roles in different historical periods. From the standpoint of all mankind, this basic fact must be acknowledged.

  Looking deeper, the biggest problem of the young and energetic United States is that it is not good at introspection and does not understand history. The Chinese say, "Use copper as a mirror to correct your clothes; use ancient times as a mirror to know the ups and downs; use people as a mirror to understand gains and losses." The United States, which has only a quarter of a thousand years of history, and its successive presidents, cannot do it, and they don't understand why they have to do it.

  

  On March 28, local time, "No King" protests broke out in Washington and other places in the United States.

  Not good at introspection and ignorant of history, the United States often does not know who it is or what it is doing. For example, in the United States now under Trump's administration, all kinds of nonsense and misbehavior have turned the world upside down, and the United States itself has lost its direction.

  The most popular criticism of the United States is that it is driven by hegemonism. Even if it objectively created the "Pan-American Peace", it subjectively intends to pursue unipolar hegemony. No matter what Trump's United States wants to do, in the final analysis, it still pursues some kind of hegemony, so it must oppose it. This kind of criticism is also simplistic and ignores the complexity of world politics.

  What is the United States doing today? What is the relationship between Trump’s MAGA movement and the United States in history? Answers need to be sought from a larger historical perspective.

  Imperial system and international system

  A basic fact of human history is that most civilizations are the history of the rise and fall of empires, rather than the history of the coexistence of nations. Generally speaking, when the empire flourishes, the autonomous regions within the territory will maintain unified order under the central power, and there will be general peace and prosperity; but once the central power weakens, order will be difficult to maintain. Historical laws show that at this time there are usually uprisings or large-scale civil wars in border areas, and the old empire gradually collapses due to internal and external difficulties, poverty and weakness. The next new empire will be reborn in the long-term melee between states.

  For ordinary people, no matter how central power is established or how the empire expands, orderly peace and prosperity are always good, and disorderly war and chaos, when the people are in dire straits, are always bad. In Chinese cultural tradition, the former is called the "Peaceful Age", the latter is called the "Troubled Age", and the transitional period from the latter to the former is called the "Peaceful Age". Traditional Chinese people believe that history is nothing more than the repeated reincarnation of these three "eras". The best hope is that the new "peaceful era" will be more lasting, more prosperous, and broader. The recently popular TV series "The Peaceful Years" tells a typical episode of reincarnation that occurred during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period between the two "peaceful ages" of the Tang and Song Dynasties. There are many similar episodes in Chinese history.

  But the history of Europe is completely different. Since the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, the last "peaceful age" in this region has ended. Since then, there have been endless "turbulent times" and occasional "peaceful times", but it has never been able to create a more lasting, more prosperous and broader "peaceful age". It is this special history that finally forced out a new type of order from countless wars in Europe, in which countries that are independent in their own affairs maintain a situation of no war and no peace through the balance of power between them.

  Since there is no major war for the time being, this situation is better than the "Troubled Times". Moreover, since it is not unified under the central power, the state of separate countries standing side by side has led to constant conflicts, and there is no prospect of a "peaceful era". In modern terminology, this particular situation is called the "international system," as opposed to the more general "imperial system."

  The Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 was the first realization of this "international system" in Europe. After the brutal and bloody "Thirty Years' War", Europe's "Thirty Years' War" came to the brink of mutual destruction, with a quarter of the total population lost. With the "halcyon" out of reach, the "international system" was established as a temporary armistice. Numerous independent political systems have explored a set of international rules to control themselves and mitigate conflicts by signing peace treaties. No one among them is strong enough to defeat all other opponents, thus forming a "balance of power."

  In essence, this is not an invention, but a compromise with reality by all parties as a last resort. It is based on a system of independent states that do not interfere in each other's internal affairs and curb their ambitions through a general balance of power. In that world at that time, this "international system" was just a temporary arrangement made internally by European countries that were trapped in the quagmire of "the colonial times" and were unable to extricate themselves. In other parts of the world, the "imperial system" continues to operate on its own track, unaffected at all.

  5 hours ago

• Bahrain Pushes Forward The Strait Of Hormuz Escort Draft, Will The Security Council Pass It? Did China Veto It In Advance?

  Can the draft resolution on escorting the Strait of Hormuz promoted by Bahrain and other countries be passed by the Security Council? Why is it said that China has informed Bahrain in advance that it will use its "one-vote veto" power? Will France also side with China and Russia at a critical moment?

  According to Observer.com's news on April 3, Reuters and the New York Times reported, citing multiple sources, that on April 3, local time, the United Nations Security Council plans to vote on a draft resolution on escorting the Strait of Hormuz, led by Bahrain and supported by Gulf Arab states and the United States. The core is to authorize member states to use "all necessary defense means" to protect merchant ships.

  At the same time, the report mentioned that according to information provided by intelligence officials, as the three permanent members of the Security Council, China, Russia and France, clearly oppose any wording authorizing the use of force, and there are also differences among other member states, the prospect of passing the draft is slim.

  

  United Nations Headquarters

  Due to the aggressive behavior of the United States and Israel, Iran had to close the Strait of Hormuz in response, which worried the Gulf countries that relied on the strait for oil exports. In addition, Iran's attack on the US military caused collateral damage to some Gulf countries. Therefore, Arab countries hope to open the Strait of Hormuz by force, firstly to facilitate smooth shipping, and secondly to retaliate against Iran.

  As the rotating president of the Security Council this month, Bahrain has taken the lead in drafting the draft resolution. On April 2, Bahrain’s Foreign Minister called on the Security Council to show a unified stance in voting on the draft resolution and to decisively respond to Iran’s control of international navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

  Even so, Bahrain called on the Security Council to unify its position, but the possibility of the draft resolution being passed is slim. At least nine Security Council members need to vote in favor during the vote, and no one of the five permanent members will use their veto power. China has already euphemistically expressed its opposition to the adoption of the draft resolution.

  

  security council

  On April 2, the Chinese Foreign Minister made it clear during a phone call with the Bahrain Foreign Minister that the actions of the United Nations Security Council should help ease the situation, stop the war and resume talks, but should not endorse illegal war actions, let alone add fuel to the fire.

  In a phone call with the Saudi Foreign Minister on the same day, the Chinese Foreign Minister once again emphasized that "if the war continues, the Straits will be unsafe. The top priority is to focus on a ceasefire and an end to the war as soon as possible. The actions of the United Nations Security Council must avoid escalation of confrontation and cannot legitimize unauthorized military operations. Otherwise, there will be endless troubles, and small and medium-sized countries will bear the brunt, especially."

  In fact, China has clearly informed Bahrain and Saudi Arabia that it will express its opposition to the relevant draft resolutions and will use its "one-vote veto" power when necessary. China believes that the Security Council should play a role in promoting a ceasefire and an end to the war, rather than adding fuel to the fire and exacerbating the situation, let alone legitimizing the illegal aggression of the United States and Israel. This opening will have a negative impact.

  iranian missiles

  Strictly speaking, China's statement is very realistic. The Gulf countries are aiding the evil and supporting the US and Israel's armed invasion of Iran. They are not contributing to peace. On the contrary, they are destroying the foundation of peace in the Middle East and betraying the foundation of their own future peace.

  The reason is very simple. If Iran completely collapses, the Middle East will lose a force that can check the United States and Israel, and the security of the Gulf countries will face greater threats. The greed of the United States and Israel's brutality are obvious to the world. Only by promoting unity through dialogue with Iran can the Gulf countries resolve the crisis and achieve long-term peace in the Middle East.

  In addition, Russia does not want the war in the Middle East to expand or spill over. It is basically certain that it will vote against the draft resolution led by Bahrain. Otherwise, if the conflict continues, Russia will not be able to bear the global inflation.

  

  Macron

  As for France, on the one hand, it is of course to demonstrate its different attitude from the United States and to show that Europe has an independent stance. On the other hand, Iran has demonstrated a 4,000-kilometer strike capability. If Europe provokes Iran, it may cause unnecessary trouble. For practical considerations, France will undoubtedly side with China and Russia.

  6 hours ago

• Ivanka Talks About The Psychological Pressure Caused By Family Changes. Her Mother’s Death And Her Husband’s Cancer Caused Her To Lose Control Emotionally.

  

  In the public impression, Ivanka Trump has always presented a calm and restrained image. However, in a podcast called "CEO Diary" broadcast on April 9, local time, the 44-year-old America's richest daughter rarely lost control of her emotions in front of the camera. She choked up and cried several times, describing the family changes and psychological pressure she had encountered in the past few years.

  

  In this interview, the core of what Ivanka talked about was the sudden death of her mother, Ivana Trump.

  In 2022, the Czech woman who was once active in New York's upper class accidentally fell and died at home at the age of 73. The official cause of death was injuries resulting from a fall.

  For Ivanka, this is not only the grief of losing a loved one, but also a sudden blow. She admitted that "the feeling of losing a parent is completely different," especially when there was no warning, and the impact was even more profound.

  

  However, the death of his mother was not the only blow. Around the same time, her husband, Jared Kushner, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer again and underwent surgery. The news was equally heavy for the entire family.

  In fact, Kushner had been ill during his tenure in the White House, and the second surgery occurred shortly after his mother's death. The combination of multiple pressures made Ivanka admit that during that time, "life was undergoing drastic changes."

  

  It was against this background that she made a decision that had hardly been mentioned publicly in the past and proactively sought psychological treatment. She said that she had always been accustomed to "being strong" and "self-digesting", but during that period, she realized that just suppressing emotions was not a healthy way, so she chose to face her inner fluctuations through professional help. She emphasized that psychotherapy is not a sign of weakness, but a way of taking responsibility for one's own state. "I want to make sure that I am really good at being strong."

  It is worth noting that this emotional outpouring also occurred after an important turning point in her life. After leaving the White House, Ivanka gradually faded away from the core of politics and chose to devote more energy to family life. It is generally believed that this change has allowed her to withdraw from a highly stressful public role, but it has also given her more time to face her previously suppressed emotions and pressures.

  

  Ivanka also talked about the assassination attempt on her father, Donald Trump, in the summer of 2024.

  "I was shocked and scared, and I just wanted to protect my children," she said. "When I saw the Secret Service agents carrying my father off the stage and the bullet grazing his ear, I vaguely thought that my father would survive. I didn't believe that the worst had happened, and thankfully, it didn't."

  Ivanka also added details, saying that at around 2 a.m. the day after the incident, she saw her father returning from the hospital to his estate in Bedminster, New Jersey. “You can’t take anything for granted in life, and I’ve learned this through countless experiences.”

  

  Ivanka also stressed that she had no hatred for those who tried to harm her father, even months later when a second gunman tried to shoot her father at a golf club in Florida. "What's the point of having a negative attitude about the world? There's a lot of ills in the world, and I think it's hard to forgive, but life itself is a gift."

  8 hours ago